Indore water contamination: 25 fall ill and hospitalised

Days after deaths due to contaminated water in Indore, 25 more fall ill.

Indore’s recent water crisis involves severe contamination with bacterial presence in drinking water, which has thus far led to numerous people being hospitalised and even deaths. Days after the water contamination outbreak in the city, 25 more people have reportedly fallen ill and hospitalised.

25 residents of Mhow tehsil in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore fall ill.

Around 25 residents of Mhow tehsil in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district have fallen ill after allegedly consuming contaminated drinking water, said officials on Friday. Dr YogeshSingare, Mhow Block Medical Officer, said that medical examinations have confirmed cases of typhoid, liver-related infection, and jaundice in four patients, while others with less severe symptoms are being treated at their residences. He said that health teams are conducting door-to-door visits to identify additional cases and inform residents about precautionary measures. Health officials said the admitted patients include Adarsh (5), Krishu (4), and Yatharth (10), all from the MotiMahal area, who are undergoing treatment at the Red Cross Hospital. Another patient, Jagdish Chauhan (62), has been shifted to Indore for specialised care after being diagnosed with a liver infection.

Residents allege that children consumed turbid, foul-smelling water.

Residents of the locality have alleged that the illnesses surfaced after people, especially children, consumed turbid, foul-smelling water supplied in the area over the last two weeks. Sub-divisional magistrate Rakesh Parmar inspected the affected neighbourhoods and confirmed that water samples have been collected for laboratory analysis. The principal bench of the National Green Tribunal in New Delhi has separately taken suomotu notice of reports indicating that sewage is mixing with drinking water in parts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, describing it as a serious environmental and public health issue.

This incident follows a similar outbreak reported last month in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area, where several people fell ill, and 15 deaths were linked to contaminated water.